Why Nigerians are Facing Hardships, Sen Musa Explains

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The Senator Representing Niger East Senatorial Zone in the National Assembly Alhaji Mohammed Sani Musa has said that non application of proceeds from removal of subsidy by previous governments in the country is partly responsible for the the hardships Nigerians are presently going through.

Sen Musa also blamed some highly placed Nigerians for manipulating the exchange rates of the Naira to foreign currencies to become overnight billionaires thereby causing hardship to majority of Nigerians.

The Senator who is the Senate Chairman of the Committee on Finance made these known in Suleja town of Niger state at the weekend while distributing cash and food items to 4,100 members of his constituency in the 9 local government areas of Niger state.

“The present hardship in the country is also informed by the inability of past administrations to put on ground democratic foundations that would address the yearnings of Nigerians” Sani Musa said before assuring that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, “is leaving no stone unturned to bring a lasting solution to the challenges being faced by Nigerians”.

The Senator declared that the present All Progressives Congress APC government with Present Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President is determined to correct the situation and make the people to “really enjoy the rewards of subsidy removal and a stable exchange rate of the Naira against other currencies” and also bolster the national economy.

He also assured that the National Assembly and the Executive arm of government were working seriously on more ways to reduce the sufferings of the people.

Musa therefore pleaded with Nigerians to exercise more patience and support the government saying that “very soon these pains will go away.”

“The governments at all levels have put in place policies and programmes to cushion the effects of these hardship on the ordinary Nigerian, very soon Nigerians will start reaping the rewards of these policies and programmes,” he asserted.

He said it was in a bid to reduce the hardship among members of his constituents that he introduced the Empowerment Programme, assuring that: “I will continue to attract empowerment programmes to compliment those of the state and federal government”, adding that very soon he will release scholarships to selected students in his constituency.

Speaking at the event, the Special Adviser Political Matters and Strategy to Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State, Alhaji Nma Kolo, appreciated the gesture of Senator Musa, saying: ” You have shown that you are the true representative of the people”.

Nma Kolo solicited the support and cooperation of the people with both the federal and state governments especially for their agricultural revolution policies

Each of the 4,100 indigent persons made up of men, women and the physically challenged selected carefully from the 9 local government areas in the constituency received N50,000 cash and some food items.